Martin Stolliday
@martinstolliday.bsky.social
Manager, The Strand Group
King’s College London
King’s College London
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Wonderful as always to take our @strandgroup.bsky.social 'London: Governing the Global City' class to the Guildhall to discuss the ancient City of London's role in London, the UK and the world.
Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬
Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Wonderful as always to take our @strandgroup.bsky.social 'London: Governing the Global City' class to the Guildhall to discuss the ancient City of London's role in London, the UK and the world.
Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬
Not sure whose bright idea was it to take a class pic in the crypt... 💡😬
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Employability - serving civil service and @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies student @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Tom gives our students a masterclass on the civil service fast stream application process
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Employability - serving civil service and @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies student @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Tom gives our students a masterclass on the civil service fast stream application process
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Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social @officialedballs.bsky.social prep students before they re-enact the day UK left the ERM in Sep 1992, a historic and chaotic 24 hours
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social @officialedballs.bsky.social prep students before they re-enact the day UK left the ERM in Sep 1992, a historic and chaotic 24 hours
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Delighted to welcome a new cohort of MA Government Studies students to ‘The History of the Civil Service’ module @strandgroup.bsky.social
Over 10 weeks we examine how the Civil Service has evolved alongside changing role of the state
Applications for 2026/27 open
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Over 10 weeks we examine how the Civil Service has evolved alongside changing role of the state
Applications for 2026/27 open
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Delighted to welcome a new cohort of MA Government Studies students to ‘The History of the Civil Service’ module @strandgroup.bsky.social
Over 10 weeks we examine how the Civil Service has evolved alongside changing role of the state
Applications for 2026/27 open
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Over 10 weeks we examine how the Civil Service has evolved alongside changing role of the state
Applications for 2026/27 open
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Douglas Alexander: "Knowledge with purpose is a brilliant description of the course... I wish I had been able to do this in my twenties"
Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Government Studies | King's College London
The only course of its kind to go beyond teaching theory to apply an in-depth perspective of how the British state is run, taught by those within government.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Douglas Alexander: "Knowledge with purpose is a brilliant description of the course... I wish I had been able to do this in my twenties"
Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Applications for MA Government Studies 2026/27 NOW OPEN: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Watch last week's insightful Strand Group / @policyatkings.bsky.social event with Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander 'in conversation' with our Visiting Professor Catherine MacLeod.
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In Conversation with Douglas Alexander MP - The Strand Group
The seventy-eighth Strand Group event, in partnership with the Policy Institute, took place on 15 October when Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for Scotland, discussed the challenges and comp...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Watch last week's insightful Strand Group / @policyatkings.bsky.social event with Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander 'in conversation' with our Visiting Professor Catherine MacLeod.
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
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Great that @fletchersimon.bsky.social, political advisor and former Chief of Staff to Mayor Ken Livingstone, could join our London government module for the first time last week.
Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion
Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Great that @fletchersimon.bsky.social, political advisor and former Chief of Staff to Mayor Ken Livingstone, could join our London government module for the first time last week.
Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion
Some serious insights into the mayoralty, alongside some excellent Trafalgar Square Pigeon discussion
Such a fantastic class and case study! I always enjoy the Tony Benn and Dennis Healey impressions.
Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social and @officialedballs.bsky.social help prep students before they re-enact debates over the 1976 IMF crisis
October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Such a fantastic class and case study! I always enjoy the Tony Benn and Dennis Healey impressions.
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Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social and @officialedballs.bsky.social help prep students before they re-enact debates over the 1976 IMF crisis
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Case study week on the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - Expert advisers @nickmacpherson.bsky.social and @officialedballs.bsky.social help prep students before they re-enact debates over the 1976 IMF crisis
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Full house this evening for our event with @strandgroup.bsky.social ✅
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander is discussing his career and the current geopolitical challenges facing government with Catherine Macleod
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander is discussing his career and the current geopolitical challenges facing government with Catherine Macleod
October 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Full house this evening for our event with @strandgroup.bsky.social ✅
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander is discussing his career and the current geopolitical challenges facing government with Catherine Macleod
Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander is discussing his career and the current geopolitical challenges facing government with Catherine Macleod
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Wonderful start to the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - BOE Deputy Governor Sir Dave Ramsden explained the big themes in Treasury history to a mixed class of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students and Treasury officials.
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Wonderful start to the 'Chancellors and the Treasury' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social MA Government Studies - BOE Deputy Governor Sir Dave Ramsden explained the big themes in Treasury history to a mixed class of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students and Treasury officials.
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...and delighted to welcome Natan Doron, Mayoral Head of Policy at the GLA, to talk us through the challenges and opportunities faced by the capital today. Our students getting a crash course into what it's really like to govern one of the world's greatest cities (2/2)
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
...and delighted to welcome Natan Doron, Mayoral Head of Policy at the GLA, to talk us through the challenges and opportunities faced by the capital today. Our students getting a crash course into what it's really like to govern one of the world's greatest cities (2/2)
Such a fantastic module.
All smiles as we're back underway with our 'London: Governing the Global City' module on @strandgroup.bsky.social
MA Government Studies - Prof Tony Travers delivering his masterful '2000 years of London history in 45 mins' lecture to kick off... (1/2)
MA Government Studies - Prof Tony Travers delivering his masterful '2000 years of London history in 45 mins' lecture to kick off... (1/2)
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Such a fantastic module.
The MA Government Studies team are delighted to be back in the classroom, teaching our second cohort. The programme goes from strength to strength, with more students than ever before participating in our unique expert-led courses.
Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…
Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The MA Government Studies team are delighted to be back in the classroom, teaching our second cohort. The programme goes from strength to strength, with more students than ever before participating in our unique expert-led courses.
Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…
Watch this space for the applications to open for next year…
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EVENT | Douglas Alexander: in conversation
The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling
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📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London
The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling
➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
EVENT | Douglas Alexander: in conversation
The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling
➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London
The new Secretary of State for Scotland will discuss domestic and geopolitical challenges governments are facing with Catherine Macleod, former Special Adviser to Alistair Darling
➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 15 Oct, 18:30
📍King's College London
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Join us on 15 October at 1830 for an in conversation event with Douglas Alexander the Secretary of State for Scotland.
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
In Conversation with Douglas Alexander MP - The Strand Group
The seventy-eighth Strand Group event will take place on 15 October where Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for Scotland, will discuss the challenges and complexities governments are navigatin...
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Join us on 15 October at 1830 for an in conversation event with Douglas Alexander the Secretary of State for Scotland.
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
To apply for tickets: thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/event/in-con...
In partnership with @policyatkings.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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📣 Great to hear my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ recommended in @financialtimes.com podcast by @stephenkb.bsky.social
📕 available now, let me know 💭 amzn.eu/d/0T9SFSA
🎧 episode open.spotify.com/episode/3Q8t...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
📕 available now, let me know 💭 amzn.eu/d/0T9SFSA
🎧 episode open.spotify.com/episode/3Q8t...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📣 Great to hear my book ‘The Art of Delivery’ recommended in @financialtimes.com podcast by @stephenkb.bsky.social
📕 available now, let me know 💭 amzn.eu/d/0T9SFSA
🎧 episode open.spotify.com/episode/3Q8t...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
📕 available now, let me know 💭 amzn.eu/d/0T9SFSA
🎧 episode open.spotify.com/episode/3Q8t...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social @strandgroup.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Great to hear Prof @officialedballs.bsky.social describing to ex-Chancellor Kwarteng how history repeats itself in the @strandgroup.bsky.social 'Chancellors and the Treasury' MA class on latest political currency pod.
Sign up to join the MA this Autumn 👇🏽
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Sign up to join the MA this Autumn 👇🏽
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
August 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Great to hear Prof @officialedballs.bsky.social describing to ex-Chancellor Kwarteng how history repeats itself in the @strandgroup.bsky.social 'Chancellors and the Treasury' MA class on latest political currency pod.
Sign up to join the MA this Autumn 👇🏽
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Sign up to join the MA this Autumn 👇🏽
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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As we come to the end of the academic year, I’d like to share some of the great work done by the Strand Group in 2024-25 with particular reference to the first year of the MA Government Studies
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Director’s Blog July 2025 - The Strand Group
Professor Jon Davis OBE
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk
July 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As we come to the end of the academic year, I’d like to share some of the great work done by the Strand Group in 2024-25 with particular reference to the first year of the MA Government Studies
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...
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Congratulations to @jonmdavis.bsky.social on the first successful year of the MA Govt Studies thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...
Director’s Blog July 2025 - The Strand Group
Professor Jon Davis OBE
thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk
July 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Congratulations to @jonmdavis.bsky.social on the first successful year of the MA Govt Studies thestrandgroup.kcl.ac.uk/news-item/di...
Excellent from @mlclem.bsky.social on the challenges ahead
Delighted to have written for @financialtimes.com on ‘Lessons for delivering change for a restless electorate’
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Excellent from @mlclem.bsky.social on the challenges ahead
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Delighted to have written for @financialtimes.com on ‘Lessons for delivering change for a restless electorate’
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Delighted to have written for @financialtimes.com on ‘Lessons for delivering change for a restless electorate’
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
Using research frm my new 📕 ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’
✍️🔗 on.ft.com/3G2AKHG
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
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Delighted to see ‘The Art of Delivery’ 📕 featured in @samfr.bsky.social hugely popular & insightful Substack ‘Comment Is Freed’ today
✍️ Read & subscribe open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/h...
📚 Get your copy, tell me what you 💭 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
✍️ Read & subscribe open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/h...
📚 Get your copy, tell me what you 💭 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Delighted to see ‘The Art of Delivery’ 📕 featured in @samfr.bsky.social hugely popular & insightful Substack ‘Comment Is Freed’ today
✍️ Read & subscribe open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/h...
📚 Get your copy, tell me what you 💭 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
✍️ Read & subscribe open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/h...
📚 Get your copy, tell me what you 💭 www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ar...
@bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
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Grateful to have been able to give Sir Tony Blair my book ‘The Art of Delivery’
It tells the untold story of how his government transformed Britain’s public services
Using 600,000 words of Sir Michael Barber’s unpublished diaries plus interviews with Cabinet ministers, SPADs and civil servants
It tells the untold story of how his government transformed Britain’s public services
Using 600,000 words of Sir Michael Barber’s unpublished diaries plus interviews with Cabinet ministers, SPADs and civil servants
June 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Grateful to have been able to give Sir Tony Blair my book ‘The Art of Delivery’
It tells the untold story of how his government transformed Britain’s public services
Using 600,000 words of Sir Michael Barber’s unpublished diaries plus interviews with Cabinet ministers, SPADs and civil servants
It tells the untold story of how his government transformed Britain’s public services
Using 600,000 words of Sir Michael Barber’s unpublished diaries plus interviews with Cabinet ministers, SPADs and civil servants